[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4652-4653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01236]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0017]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program--150% Limitation

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing an extension of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 27, 2020.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2020-SCC-0017. 
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal 
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov 
site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily 
accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the docket ID 
number and the title of the information collection request when

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requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that comments 
submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period 
will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments 
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the 
Director of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, 
LBJ, Room 6W-208D, Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with 
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing 
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact 
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The 
Department of Education is especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to 
the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be 
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden 
accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the 
Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, 
including through the use of information technology. Please note that 
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered 
public records.
    Title of Collection: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program--
150% Limitation.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0116.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Individuals or Households; Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 7,102,732.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 240,824.
    Abstract: On July 6, 2012, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 
21st Century Act (MAP-21) was signed into law. MAP-21 included two 
changes to the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) 
Program. Specifically, MAP-21 amended section 455 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) to extend the 3.4 percent fixed 
interest rate that applies to Direct Subsidized Loans made to 
undergraduate students to loans for which the first disbursement is 
made before July 1, 2013. Second, the law placed a limit on Direct 
Subsidized Loan eligibility for new borrowers on or after July 1, 2013. 
Specifically, a new borrower on or after July 1, 2013 is no longer 
eligible to receive additional Direct Subsidized Loans if the period 
during which the borrower has received such loans exceeds 150 percent 
of the published length of the borrower's educational program. 
Additionally, the borrower becomes responsible for accruing interest on 
any Direct Subsidized Loan made to the borrower on or after July 1, 
2013 if he or she is enrolled after reaching this 150 percent limit. 
The Department of Education (the Department) is requesting an extension 
of the current information collection.

    Dated: January 21, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-01236 Filed 1-24-20; 8:45 am]
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